In this article, Lewin's (1951) social field theory is used as a framework for analyzing the potential for implementing scalable and sustainable e-learning initiatives in the academy. Powerful external economic and social forces coming to bear on academic leadership decisions are considered. The impacts of the emergence of the global learning…

Argues that Western civilization's use of formalism in art criticism is hierarchical and eurocentric. Suggests a more anthropological approach in which production of art is considered in the context of its native culture. Recommends emphasizing the human meaning in art over consideration of form or design. (MJP)

Asserts that ethnography's development out of anthropology left it tainted with biases from colonialism and imperialism. Discusses several contemporary approaches, including critical ethnography, really useful knowledge, and action research. Suggests further incorporation of postmodernist ideas into the field of ethnography. (MJP)

Due to disappearing jobs and large-scale automated production of goods and services, schools face a choice between "kallikakization" (creating and perpetuating a split between the comfortably endowed and the deprived) and achieving a new balance in social regulation/control arrangements. Postmodern schools can avoid kallikakization by…

Asserts that western civilization's belief in the differentiation between object and subject impedes a true multicultural discourse. Praises the postmodernist approach, that self-evident reality is actually a politically constructed text, as being useful in identifying subjectivity. Argues for acknowledgment, rather than displacement of,…

By taking a postmodern ontology that elevates becoming over the modern ontology of being, the author of this article proposes a theory and describes a method that teachers can use to enhance students' cooperative learning of management principles. The author asserts that the social construction of learning groups is an effect of organizing…

In this article, the author attempts to enter the charter school dialogue by looking at the new charter school movement through an anti-essentialist social movement and new social movement lens. In the anti-Western new social movement conception there are no set patterns to how movements manifest themselves, or how they were intended to manifest…

At the center of the critical thinking movement is a far-reaching attempt at educational reform which sees critical thinking as a compelling educational ideal supported by moral concerns and practical considerations. This paper examines the theoretical basis for critical thinking and explores its component parts. The context of the discussion is a…

This collection of texts proposes alternative ways to examine human movement, discussing the traditional role of human movement professionals as agents of social and cultural reproduction. Part 1, The Human Movement Profession in the Postmodern Era: Critical Analyses, includes the first 10 chapters: (1) "Introduction: The Human Movement…

A multiple case study was conducted, using constant comparison of interview transcripts with three counselors and three families who had recently completed counseling using a postmodern approach. Counselors saw a process of negotiating expectations, while family members felt they received the type of service they expected when they began…

Asserts that neither of the two most popular models of art criticism lends itself to a postmodern understanding of the political role of visual art in the late 20th century. Concludes that the historical context model is rooted in historical understanding and that teachers must prepare for this type of instruction. (CFR)

Argues for the incorporation of multicultural objectives into Catholic university curriculum. Maintains that the Catholic doctrine of diversified unity makes it particularly qualified to mediate among the polarizing elements of multiculturalism. Contains 10 broad guidelines for establishing multicultural objectives within a Catholic university.…

Contends that the relationship between developed and developing nations' scholarship may be characterized as a type of ideological dependency. Discusses the different approaches to the use of sociological research and knowledge in developed and developing nations. (CFR)

Examines the concept of popular culture in social and educational theory in the context of developing nations, particularly Latin America. Using a poststructuralist literary theory, the article elaborates a notion of the popular that offers a new conceptualization by incorporating a sense of competing identities and ideologies that form it. (SM)

A critique of five books on women's education discusses feminist research in the postmodern era, experiences and status of women in higher education, patterns of job discrimination that persist despite increasing female educational attainment, gender and mathematics education, and comparative analysis of sociopolitical contexts of the…